Officers were able to help one business stay secure, but were only able to begin an investigation into a burglary at another.
2:40 a.m.: An officer on routine patrol found the door to a First Street business open. Leaving the door open was an oversight. The officer secured the business.
4:21 a.m.: Police began an investigation into the burglary of a business on Southampton Road.
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6:41 p.m.: There was an alarm malfunction at a business on Bayshore Road in the Benicia Industrial Park.
7:44 p.m.: Police began an investigation into a theft on East H Street.
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8:32 p.m.: A Southampton Road business reported they had a customer who refused to leave. The unwanted guest exited once police educated him on trespassing laws.
8:43 p.m.: The youngster dressed in black and playing chicken with passing cars on Southampton Road had left before officers could talk to him.
11:10 p.m.: Police stopped to talk to a man lying down next to his bicycle on Military East. The man was resting and informed officers he would be completing his homeward journey shortly.
Editor’s Note: Even though I inject a bit of humor into these police logs, please remember, the men and women whose job it is to protect us rarely find it funny when they are approaching a drunk person or a building where the alarm is going off.
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